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Turkish professional motorcycle racer (born 1980)
Tolga Uprak
NationalityTurkey Turkish
Born (1980-10-17) 17 October 1980 (age 44)
Current teamCMS –EYP Bike Racing
Bike number35

Tolga Uprak (17 October 1980) is a Turkish professional motorcycle racer. He competes in the Turkish Superbike Championship.

Uprak raced in 2002 in the Turkish Championship winning the round at the İzmit Körfez Circuit. He won the race at Izmir-Pınarbaşı in 2004. He raced in 2006 in the Turkish Championship's Supersport Category A.

In 2010, he was conscripted in to the army, and had so to stay away from racing.

In 2012, he won the six-round Turkish championship for the 1000cc Category A and the TMF Grand Prix. Riding for CMS –EYP Bike Racing Team on Ducati 852, he leads the 2013 Turkish Championship Supersport A with 85 points after the fourth leg.

Gaining a wildcard, Uprak raced at the 2013 Superbike World Championship's İstanbul Park round for the team CMS –EYP Bike Racing on Kawasaki ZX-10R. After starting at grid 13, he placed 13th in the Race 1 and 14th in the Race 2. He took 5 points in total.

Career statistics

Season Event Circuit Moto Team Pos
2002 Turkish Championship İzmit Körfez 1st
2004 Turkish Championship İzmir Pınarbaşı 1st
2007 Turkish Championship Supersport İzmit Körfez Yamaha 16 Castrol Team 3rd
2008 East European Championship Serbia Aroma Racing Team 3rd
2011 Pleven, Bulgaria Turkish Cup Yamaha 20 MotorDelisi Racing 2nd
2012 1st
2013 Turkish Championship Supersport Ducati panigale 1199r CMS –EYP Bike Racing Team 1st*
  • * Season still in progress

Superbike World Championship

Year Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos Pts
R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2 R1 R2
2013 Kawasaki AUS AUS SPA SPA NED NED ITA ITA GBR GBR POR POR ITA ITA RUS RUS GBR GBR GER GER TUR
13 		TUR
14 		USA USA FRA FRA SPA SPA 32nd 5

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